Too few women at the top : the persistence of inequality in Japan /

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The number of women in positions of power and authority in Japanese companies has remained small despite the increase in the number of educated women and the passage of legislation on gender equality. In Too Few Women at the Top, Kumiko Nemoto draws on theoretical insights regarding Japan's coo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nemoto, Kumiko, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:Cornell studies in political economy.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination in employment > Japan.
Sex role in the work environment > Japan.
Sex discrimination against women > Japan.
Women > Employment > Japan.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Japon.
Rôle selon le sexe en milieu de travail > Japon.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > Japon.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination in employment
Sex role in the work environment
Women > Employment
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The latent function of sex segregation in the Japanese business system
  • The Japanese way of change : recasting institutional coordination, sustaining gender inequality
  • Studying sex segregation in five Japanese companies
  • Women as cheap labor : salaries, promotions, ghettos, and the culture of woman blaming
  • Production and navigation of gender bias : heroic masculinity, female misogyny, and queen bees
  • Thwarted ambitions and sympathy : long working hours, sex segregation, and the price of masculinity
  • Hostess culture and women's jobs : obligatory femininity and sexual harassment.

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